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Manchester 250: Wednesday 5 September

Police Chief thief and Flintoff off-duty

Published on September 5th 2007.

POLICE CHIEF, Mike Todd, has become a crime victim for the second time in his tenure as top cop. Items including his uniform, briefcase, baton and personal belongings were stolen from the boot of a car parked outside his city centre flat. Back in October 2002, Mr Todd had electrical equipment stolen by a thief who smashed his apartment window. Police blame inadequate security at the gated entrances to apartment blocks.

ARRESTS have been made over suspected money laundering syndicates in the North West. The crackdown on VAT fraud and money laundering has resulted in 17 arrests so far. It is suspected that they are part of a larger organised crime group who buy small expensive goods VAT-free from other EU countries and sell them to firms here without paying the VAT due.

MANCHESTER BAND, Exile Parade are celebrating new found fame after their song, Love Disco appeared on the soundtrack to Hollywood blockbuster Danny Roane: First Time Director which stars Jack Black and Ben Stiller. The band have signed to US & UK management and have recorded a new single, Fire Walk With Me, with Oasis and The Verve producer Owen Morris.

ANDREW FLINTOFF has been ruled out of the penultimate match of England’s NatWest Series against India at the Oval, due to an injury to his left ankle. The 29-year-old all-rounder, who has had three operations on the ankle, saw his surgeon on Tuesday evening. Ian Bell, James Anderson and Dimitri Mascarenhas are all potential substitutes for Flintoff.

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